Political Ecology has evolved from a Neo -Marxism view of the world to post Marxist frameworks and is rooted in Marxist Dependency theory and World Systems theory.
Dependency Theory and World System theory recasts capitalism on a global scale, locating exploitation in underdeveloped third world countries (Ragin and Chirot 1984, Wolf 1982)
A few Provocative theoretical re-orientations in Political Ecology
The Kaiko
A tale about the slaughter of pigs for ancestors and allies in war
(Described as and ethnography of nature, where nature and culture collide)
Q. How do you view The Kaiko
Q. In this case, how the culture is reliant upon nature? What positive and/or negative impacts present themselves with this dependency?
Q. Is the Kaiko an act of privilege?
First Nature v. Second Nature
Define the terms above
Taken from page 18. Neo-Marxist political ecology assumed that transactional linkages were forges from above by hegemonie EuroAmerican powers.
Q. Regarding political, cultural and natural influences, can “power” in politics create a culture?
Q. Does the place or space in which a society is developed determine the nature or vice versa?